Ginnie/Jaye,

You write with an impassioned voice borne of experience, observation, reflection, and decision. Those are the ways we learn to know, and to grow, and they're the ways to make a "still, small voice" heard. We must listen and attend to the opposition's voice, simply so that we know and understand that to which we are opposed.

You, in your very first post here, have struck a chord, and I'll bet it's not only in me. (I'm a musician, among other things, so chords are kind of important.) I think you have proven, by speaking, that you are ready to speak, and I thank you for the forthrightness and honesty. Whatever you do, keep on doing it!

Trinityalpsgal (Susan Marie) and Lobo have offered to join me in the battle, and I'm no natural leader, but I welcome their offer, and will go to the mat on account of it. I sense that you are ready to "let it all hang out", and wish so to do. You are welcome to join in, as well.

I remember a fellow named Todd Beamer, who on September 11, 2001, uttered two immortal words aboard a hijacked airplane over a field in Western Pennsylvania. The result only accelerated the assured death of all aboard, but possibly prevented many more deaths further to the East.

Those words were, "Let's roll."

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TANSTAAFL